Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min6:34 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:37 am – 5:39 pm
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People230 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.2100 householdsMedian household income $77,000Median home value $136,10066% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $783 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 125 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 43%, finance, insurance and real estate 21%, education and health care 16%Average commute 22 minutes87% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 59%, Spanish 41%21% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 27°F25 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month June1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days103 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wingate station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksSoil Conservation Service Site 13a Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSoil Conservation Service Site Fourteen Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miCedar Mountainpeak · 6.4 miFlat Top Mountainpeak · 6.5 miButman Fallswaterfall · 7.6 miOdom Currie Wylie Estate Lake Number Onelake · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAbilene State Parkstate park · 12.9 mi · 1,799 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 22 Sep 202350 mi away, near Hermleigh, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 23 Jun 202438 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRunnels County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Ballingerserves 3,583 people from surface water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique14 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,176 ft663 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Runnels Hospital16.9 miPost officeWingate Post Office7.8 miFire stationWingate Volunteer Fire Department7.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbilene Regional Airport ABI31 miInterstateI-2022 miUS highwayUS 2772.4 miCoachSweetwater Love'SGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79566 ZIP area.
